A review by anothersarah
The Hero of Ages by Brandon Sanderson

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.0

Amazing world building, but I am SO sick of the sexism and misogyny! I mean seriously, 13 main characters and only one is female??! And not even an adult woman, but a (married) teenager- groan. (I didn't count Shan because she gets killed off too quickly for me to county her- but even if you wanted to make that case.... 2 of 14 is still a clear sign that Sanderson is writing with only a male audience in mind.) I loved the magical system so much I pushed through the constant sexism to find out what happened next, just wish the author would have been able to imagine capable women as well as magic- somehow still an epic fantasy struggle.
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